Chapter 23: Giant Beetle (2)

The sound was similar to metals scratching each other. It was terribly annoying that Rhash had a desire to rip off his ears

"Big Brother!" Reif called out worriedly and the pain in his shoulder seemed to vanish

With the help of gravity, Reif propelled himself towards the beetle while his sword glowed with a grayish metal color

Reif's sword became sharper than before and he uses it to cut one of the beetle's pincers

Earlier, Reif can't even leave that much damage to the beetle but because his Big Brother was hurt, his power exploded

The beetle stops attacking Rhash due to the severe pain. It thrashes around trying to divert its attention away from pain and Reif uses that chance to save Rhash

Before Rhash can recover his senses, he was already carried by Reif in a princess carry style

Reif jumped and reaches several meters away from their previous location where the beetle was madly rampaging

"Big Brother stay here, I'll kill that beetle" Reif said with murderous intent

Earlier, Reif was only fighting the beetle for the sake of training. But now, he wants to kill it

After seeing Rhash shedding his own blood, Reif's killing intent was ignited. The naive glow in his eyes changed into that of a person with the resolve to kill

If there is one thing that Reif would never want to see, that is an injured Rhash

Seeing the current appearance of Reif, Rhash wasn't worried in the slightest. In fact, in his eyes, Reif became even more handsome

This, this is the Reif that Rhash is waiting for! That murderous look is very handsome in his eyes

A sweet smile blossomed in Rhash's face before he pulled Reif's body towards him. Rhash gave Reif's cheek a kiss before whispering in his ears

"Big Brother will wait for you here"

Those words stirred something inside Reif and he nodded his head before charging back at the beetle

With a sword in his hand, Reif runs towards the beetle that sent another sound wave attack

This time, instead of merely dodging, Reif controlled the gravity in his sword and uses it to thrust into the sonic attack

The forward gravitational pressure that the sword has dispelled the sonic attack although Reif was also pushed back a few steps

Even then, it was much better than before

Reif poured strength into his legs and kicked the ground, leaving a deep footprint on it

The kid soared into the air while tongues of flame burned in his sword

With a single sword swing of Reif, a fiery wave was sent into the beetle. The beetle tried to use the sonic attack to dispel the flames but it wasn't able to fully block Reif's attack as the kid swing his sword several times

"Reif, use fire and ice magic alternately. It'll weaken its defense faster!" Rhash shouted into the side. He was still a bit dizzy and the annoying sounds in his ears haven't completely ceased yet but he also wants to help Reif

The reason why Rhash had Reif use ice magic earlier was to wear down the beetle's defense

It was one of the common senses he learned back on earth. Whether it be wood, glass, or even metals, a lot of things would wear down easily if they constantly experience extreme heat and cold alternatively

Since the beetle has metal skins, using fire and ice magic should be able to deal with it

Reif has a 100% trust in Rhash and he did as his Big Brother told him

Reif encircled around the beetle to prevent it from attacking him and when the flames died out, he then froze the beetle in the same place

Thus, the beetle would try to attack Reif but the kid would nimbly dodge or block. Since the beetle's body was much larger, it was easier for an attack to hit it

Reif uses fire and ice magic into the beetle for around ten minutes and to his delight, his Big Brother is really right!

The beetle's defense was worn down and Reif's sword had an easier time injuring it

Reif stabbed his sword into the beetle's back and he sent a burst of mana inside the monster's flesh

The mana caused an explosion and the beetle starts losing a large amount of blood

The more blood it loses, the weaker the beetle becomes. With its movement slowing down, Reif managed to deal a fatal blow in it that killed the beetle

After that, Reif heaves a sigh of relief while trying to catch his breath. He might have won but it was far from being easy

When Reif looks at where he left Rhash, he saw his Big Brother looking at him proudly

Such a look is something that Reif always wants to receive from Rhash. Seems like the more and stronger monsters that Reif hunted, the more Rhash would be proud of him

Reif took a mental note to hunt as strong and many monsters as possible!

In that duration of the battle, Rhash recovered a lot by now and he stood up from his seat but Reif immediately run towards him

"Big Brother, you're still injured! Rest first and drink my blood!" Reif said out of concern but Rhash shook his head

If it was injuries, the blood from other people can be used by Rhash to recover. It was Rhash's hunger that can only be satiated with Reif's blood

Other creature's blood can be said as both a booster and medicine while Reif's blood is the food. Rhash can live without boosters and medicines but he won't live without a food

Since Rhash is always worried that Reif would be anemic, he is unwilling to drink the kid's blood for his injuries

Thus, Rhash just took a condensed ball from his pocket and endured the unpleasant taste that it has. As long as Rhash can recover, he can at least endure this much

However, Reif doesn't know why but he felt unpleasant after seeing Rhash taking other people's blood

Reif feels like he wants Rhash to drink only his blood. After all, Rhash needed him for his blood

If other people's blood can suffice then what would be left of Reif's worth?

The thoughts inside his head were disheartening and Reif can only hug Rhash for comfort

"Big Brother..." Reif called out and Rhash thought that the kid was worried for him making his heart feel warm

"Big Brother is fine, this much injury is nothing" Rhash reassured him but Reif still hugs him tightly

Although Rhash also likes this, he still knows that this is not the right time

"Reif, remember that after every hunt, you should take the spoils and run away. The smell of blood and commotion might attract more enemies. We need to go now, alright?" Rhash turned into a teacher again and Reif can only stop hugging him

"Big Brother, you are already injured. We can't attack a goblin village today" Reif said in a serious tone. He was afraid that Rhash will push himself to continue hunting when he is already at this state

Fortunately, Rhash also planned on going back to the city. A goblin village is typically a D rank extermination quest while the giant metal skin beetle also has the power of a D rank adventurer. Today's hunt is already enough

"Alright, let's take the beetle with us to sell. We need to buy a spatial ring as soon as possible!"

It would be easier to store their things if they have a spatial ring. However, even the smallest spatial ring already costs 10,000 gold coins

They are far from reaching that goal. If they want to earn that much, it would take a very long time if they hunt low-level monsters

10,000 gold coins is an amount that normal people might not even obtain for their whole life

Fortunately, even the lowest D rank monster can be sold for a thousand gold coins

It's really easy to earn money if a person is powerful

However, even just this single beetle alone already injured Rhash and used up a huge chunk of Reif's power to kill

If not for Rhash's knowledge, they might not even defeat the beetle with just their power alone

A monster that people's lives to hunt seems to be too cheap for some thousands of gold coins

Not to mention, the power of the two are still far from reaching the threshold for C Rank

Even the strong C ranks can already collapse a small mountain with their powers. Although the two can smash several boulders into pieces at once, destroying a mountain is still out of the question

If the two want to buy a spatial ring, one beetle alone is not enough. They need to hunt more beetles and their corpses must be in a good condition

In fear that the blood would attract more monsters, the two immediately run away from the scene

Reif wants to carry Rhash into his arms but Rhash naturally refused as he is not weakened to that state yet

Thus, Reif can only drag the beetle's corpse with his hands while pouting